2024 Highlights (with Marie’s photographic bests)
2024 was a whale of a year! By any measure, it was a momentous year, in which we semi-retired after 33 years » Read more
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Amazing Argentina-September 2024 ((Part 1-Beguiling Buenos Aires)
Thursday, September 12-Saturday, September 14, 2024 What possesses someone to enter, REPEATEDLY, 50 degree F water in a wetsuit? (That’s 10 degrees » Read more
Amazing Argentina-September 2024 (Part 2-Peninsula Valdes)
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 After decompressing from flight snafus en route to Argentina with several enjoyable days exploring Buenos Aires with photographic » Read more
Silfra: Taking the plunge (Part 3; Iceland, April 2023)
After an amazing week exploring Iceland’s south coast and re-visiting the Snaefellsnes Peninsula, topped off by a walking food tour in Reykjavik, » Read more
Aerial photography from around the world – by Steve
For many iconic landscape photographs, an experienced photographer and traveler knows exactly where the tripod was placed. True artistry comes into play » Read more
2021 Highlights
2021 was another doozy of a pandemic year. Pandemic year 2 started off well, Stump having being turned out decisively in November » Read more
Rafting the Grand Canyon (April-May 2021): Part 3
Monday May 3, 2021 Day 7: Stone Creek to Above Olo Camp, Mile 146 Today was devoted to Deer Creek Falls, a » Read more
Rafting the Grand Canyon, April-May 2021 (Part 2)
Friday April 30, 2021 Day 4, Cardenas to Trinity Creek Camp, Mile 92 Today was billed as a Big Rapid Day, including » Read more
Rafting the Grand Canyon: April-May 2021 (Part 1)
The Grand Canyon is a cathedral of stone, wrought by time, pressure and eons of geologic history. I had unfinished business, a » Read more
2020: A year of clear vision?
Preamble How to sum up 2020? A year so chaotic, full of fear and fury, as to be life-altering, unforgettable and for » Read more